Genealogy De Grauw » Cornelis Jacobus "Cor" van Woerkens (1907-2003)

Day of marriage November 23, 1932

• The temperature on November 23, 1932 was between 4.3 °C and 9.4 °C and averaged 7.2 °C. There was 4.2 mm of rain during 2.3 hours. There was 0.6 hours of sunshine (7%). The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west-southwest. Source: KNMI
• Koningin Wilhelmina (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1890 till 1948 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
• In The Netherlands , there was from August 10, 1929 to May 26, 1933 the cabinet Ruys de Beerenbrouck III, with Jonkheer mr. Ch.J.M. Ruys de Beerenbrouck (RKSP) as prime minister.
• In the year 1932: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 8.1 million citizens.
  • March 1 » Charles Lindbergh's son is kidnapped.
  • July 17 » Altona Bloody Sunday: A riot between the Nazi Party paramilitary forces, the SS and SA, and the German Communist Party ensues.
  • July 20 » In the Preußenschlag, German President Hindenburg places Prussia directly under the rule of the national government.
  • September 24 » Gandhi and Dr. Ambedkar agree to the Poona Pact, which reserved seats in the Indian provincial legislatures for the "Depressed Classes" (Untouchables).
  • October 3 » Iraq gains independence from the United Kingdom.
  • November 3 » Panagis Tsaldaris becomes the 142nd Prime Minister of Greece.

Day of death September 15, 2003

• The temperature on September 15, 2003 was between 5.0 °C and 23.7 °C and averaged 14.6 °C. There was 7.7 hours of sunshine (60%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 1 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the south-southeast. Source: KNMI
• Koningin Beatrix (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from April 30, 1980 till April 30, 2013 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
• In The Netherlands , there was from Monday, July 22, 2002 to Tuesday, May 27, 2003 the cabinet Balkenende I, with Mr.dr. J.P. Balkenende (CDA) as prime minister.
• In The Netherlands , there was from Tuesday, May 27, 2003 to Friday, July 7, 2006 the cabinet Balkenende II, with Mr.dr. J.P. Balkenende (CDA) as prime minister.
• In the year 2003: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 16.2 million citizens.
  • March 1 » Management of the United States Customs Service and the United States Secret Service move to the United States Department of Homeland Security.
  • March 12 » The World Health Organization officially release a global warning of outbreaks of Severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS).
  • March 24 » The Arab League votes 21-1 in favor of a resolution demanding the immediate and unconditional removal of U.S. and British soldiers from Iraq.
  • May 28 » Peter Hollingworth resigns as Governor-General of Australia following criticism of his handling of child sexual abuse allegations during his tenure as Anglican Archbishop of Brisbane.
  • June 5 » A severe heat wave across Pakistan and India reaches its peak, as temperatures exceed 50°C (122°F) in the region.
  • September 6 » Mahmoud Abbas resigns from his position of Palestinian Prime Minister.

Source: Wikipedia

• 2001 » June Salter, Australian actress and author (b. 1932)
• 2003 » Garner Ted Armstrong, American evangelist and author (b. 1930)
• 2004 » Johnny Ramone, American guitarist and songwriter (b. 1948)
• 2004 » Walter Stewart, Canadian journalist and author (b. 1931)
• 2005 » Guy Green, English director and cinematographer (b. 1913)
• 2005 » Sidney Luft, American manager and producer (b. 1915)